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SBRI’s scientists come from all around the world, many
of whome face the devastation of malaria or HIV/AIDS on a daily basis in pandemic
countries. These researchers also train students from throughout the world – the
very people who will carry on our infectious disease research. Currently, there
are scientists from more than a dozen countries training at SBRI.
In 2002, SBRI established a clinical research laboratory at
the Muheza Designated District Hospital and started the International Malaria Research Training Program, which was
awarded to SBRI by the Fogarty International Center at the U.S. National
Institutes of Health. Currently, four Tanzanian scientists are working
towards advanced degrees as part of the program. Each spends a portion of the
year in Seattle, learning the latest in research techniques and technologies to
take back to Tanzania.
In 2006, SBRI established the Seattle-India Joint Research
Training Program "Research Training on Intracellular Pathogens" which is funded
by the Fogarty International Center to provide promising Indian Ph.D. students
and postdoctoral scientists with advanced training opportunities in malaria,
leishmaniasis, tuberculosis and other intracellular pathogens. Fellowships
will be funded for 1-2 years to train on collaborative projects at Jawaharlal
Nehru University (JNU) or the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and
Biotechnology (ICGEB) and a laboratory at the University of Washington (UW) or
Seattle Biomedical Research Institute (SBRI). If you are a postdoctoral
scientist or a graduate student from India, you may be eligible to apply for a
fellowship through this program. Please see the
program website
for further information or to apply.
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